When Mick Deane was killed in Egypt on Wednesday, he became the 1,000th journalist documented by CPJ as having died in direct relation to his work. The photos above, a sampling of those who have died over the past 21 years, serve as a powerful reminder of the cost of critical, independent journalism.

Nairobi, April 22, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists
calls on Somali authorities to keep their promise to prosecute journalists'
killers by investigating the murder of Mohamed Ibrahim Raage. Two unidentified
gunmen shot Mohamed around 5:30 p.m. Sunday near his home in Mogadishu's
Dharkenley district, according to local journalists.